# IMPERIAL CAPITAL BANK

> **Failed bank** · LA JOLLA, CA · failed 2009-12-18 · State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised) · FDIC cost $267M

## What happened

IMPERIAL CAPITAL BANK of LA JOLLA, CA was closed by regulators on **2009-12-18**. The FDIC was named receiver.

**Resolution:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets

Deposits were transferred to **CITY NATIONAL BANK** (LOS ANGELES, CA). Customers became depositors of the acquiring bank automatically.


## Key facts

- **FDIC ID:** 3728
- **FDIC Certificate:** 26348
- **FDIC FIN:** 10161
- **Bank name:** IMPERIAL CAPITAL BANK
- **Location:** LA JOLLA, CA
- **Failure date:** 2009-12-18
- **FDIC resolution date:** 2009-12-18
- **Charter type:** State commercial bank, non-Federal Reserve member (FDIC-supervised)
- **Resolution type:** Purchase & Assumption — acquiring bank assumed deposits + bought assets
- **Estimated FDIC DIF cost:** $267M
- **Deposits at failure:** $2,822M
- **Assets at failure:** $4,047M
- **Acquiring bank:** CITY NATIONAL BANK (LOS ANGELES, CA)

## Other banks CITY NATIONAL BANK has acquired in FDIC resolutions

- NEVADA COMMERCE BANK (LAS VEGAS, NV) — failed 2011-04-08 — /failed-bank/3918
- SUN WEST BANK (LAS VEGAS, NV) — failed 2010-05-28 — /failed-bank/3807
- 1st PACIFIC BANK OF CALIFORNIA (SAN DIEGO, CA) — failed 2010-05-07 — /failed-bank/3800
- WILLIAMSTOWN BANK, N.A. (HOUSTON, TX) — failed 1988-06-02 — /failed-bank/1768

## Primary source

FDIC BankFind failed-bank search: https://banks.data.fdic.gov/explore/failures?searchName=IMPERIAL%20CAPITAL%20BANK

## Citation

> US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, BankFind failed-bank database, IMPERIAL CAPITAL BANK (FDIC ID 3728), failed 2009-12-18. Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-17 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/failed-bank/3728.

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